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package com.datastax.driver.core;

/**
 * A non-prepared CQL statement.
 * <p>
 * This class represents a query string along with query options. It
 * can be extended but {@link SimpleStatement} is provided to build a {@code
 * Statement} directly from its query string.
 */
public abstract class Statement extends Query {

    /**
     * Creates a new Statement.
     */
    protected Statement() {}

    /**
     * Returns the query string for this statement.
     *
     * @return a valid CQL query string.
     */
    public abstract String getQueryString();

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return getQueryString();
    }
}
